illness

Chronically Hopeful

Thursday, July 31, 2014
"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair..." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Chronic. It's an ugly word, and one I don't much like. It sounds so daunting. So final. It's a word that tries to blot out everything else in its presence: joy, freedom, potential......

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anxiety

The Things We Fear the Most...

Thursday, July 17, 2014
"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek." -Christopher Paolini So, the other day, I published this blog post. Now for some reason, before I hit that alluring button that says "Publish", I felt... hesitant. Scared even! Looking back on that, I don't really get it. I mean, it's not as though the post was incredibly "controversial" or anything. (At...

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friends

Don't Treat People Like Hangers

Tuesday, July 15, 2014
"Friendship is selfless love, care, respect, and honor- not a profitable opportunity." -Santosh Kalwar   I decided I was in a cleaning mood, yesterday. I'm not sure exactly why, but I was. Perhaps it was because I had nothing better to do. Perhaps it was because the room was messy, and God knew that me being in a "cleaning mood" was likely the only...

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